Feature

My feature is on one of my roommates named Ray.  He has been on a quest to build his body to be better.  He has had his ups and downs, but is finally seeing results. On an impromptu occasion I told him to flex for the camera and we were both pleased with the results, him being his body is looking good and his hard work is showing off and me for being able to capture a decent feature photo.

I also used Photoshop to crop it, and to give it more light and I played with the contrast.

Second Life

I didn't really know how to navigate Second Life too well, but I was able to capture some pictures. I didn't edit any of them and kind of let them be as is.  Some of the pictures were from when we had class online and all the students/avatars were together and some I took on my own at a different time.

Class meeting

Class field trip on a boat!

I needed my time alone to think

Central Park welcomes you

House in water

Spring Break

My spring break sucked pretty hard.  I worked all week, and the week before spring break I severly sprained my left ankle to where I was on crutches most of the week.  I didn't get to take many photos because I was laid up in my apartment taking my own medication and watching movies.  I was sort of antisocial because I hate being seen on crutches because I've had to be on them most of my adulthood it seems.  Most of these pictures were taken from auto setting because I couldn't get around and get great angles on anything.

How are nights usually start out. We play a game called 'Drunk Driver' that gets us prepared for the bars. No actual drunk driving of real vehicles take place.

My friends Ben and Ben fighting over who would be Peach.

Raymond likes to party the hardest.

Just something I was messing around with while everyone was getting ready to go out. I liked it, and it was in the St. Patricks Day mood.

Not a very happening time at a dive bar we went to. If you know the bar Hunters off of 26th st then you know what I'm talking about.

If you bring a camera to a bar random people want their photo taken. I don't know how many times I was asked if I would put this on facebook and can I tag them.

AK always worries if Ben is going to drink too much. Silly girl she is.

Raymond having a little fun with one of the girls is all...

She reeeeaaalllly enjoys it.

Most of our nights begin and end with 'Drunk Driver.'

This is just the begining of another night of mayhem and tom foolery.

One of the greatest faces I've ever captured on camera.

I don't like liquor straight.

We usually have a theme on fridays when we go out, 'Flannel Fridays.'

Late arrival, but just in time.

We often roll in a total bromode type fashion. No girls allowed.

Nothing but love when alcohol is your friend.

We're all idiots when there is a camera around it seems.

Sports

Every tuesday and thursday a group of us play basketball at the Barber Center gym.  It's a pick up game between friends, but others are invited as well.  They all made fun of me for being 'their photographer' and told me to get good shots of them 'draining buckets.'  I told them they had to be good in order to get a good shot.  They were aware of me taking pictures of them, but when they would try to pose I would refuse to take photos and they got the hint.  The games went on and I tried taking photos of them in action, a feat I found rather difficult to do.  There was also HORRIBLE lighting in the gym, so that didn't help.

You would think this isn't how someone would normally play, but we do.

A half decent action shot. Most people are running, but in focus and not that blurry. One of the very few I was able to manage.

I like this one because the shooter in the background can see the ball go in and has stopped moving, but the players under the hoop were still waiting to see if it would go in and there is action.

I like this shot because the shooter is frozen in air, has nice elevation, the ball is moving and the shooter is in mild focus. He often hits those in case you were wondering.

The final photo is a lul in the action. A check ball, and after several games the speed has slowed down.

Photo Essay

My Time in Edinboro

Anthony Morelli

For my photo essay I finally decided on the topic of my time in Edinboro.  I'll be graduating this summer and I didn't realize how much this campus and lifestyle effected where I am today and where I'll be tomorrow.  Behind each photo is a story or hundreds of stories.  I went around campus and the community taking photos of the places that hold specific memories and minutes, hours or days of my time. Here is what I've become through the eyes of a lense.

Sanity

The weight room is a big part of my life either in Edinboro or outside of it.  It is a place that helps me keep my sanity and my strength both physically and mentally.  Frustrations can be taken out on the weights and nothing is harmed, except maybe my ability to walk the next day.  The weight room in Edinboro has made improvements over the years that I've been here and so have I.  Without it I wouldn't be close to the person I am today.

Dual purpose

Though this may look like just a regular gymnasium, it was also my classroom.  I've learned many different subjects in this gym.  A lot of what I know about teaching physical education came from this place.  I've done volunteering and lessons in this gym.  It also was a place to get together with some alumni and play some basketball every wednesday at noon.  Most of my 'classroom time' was spent here.

Learning desk

This is a classroom in the Crawford center basement where a majority of my classes took place.  I found them the most interesting and actually went to most of them, which was a rare thing in my college years.  The knowledge I've gained from these classrooms and professors is something I'll never forget... hopefully.

Money suckers

Even though the financial aid office is not some of my fondest memories I felt like I have had to spend a great deal of my college career standing in lines.  It seemed as though every year I was 'randomly selected' out of all the students to verify all my information.  It was a huge pain each and every time because I had to gather loads of information and have it copied and signed and give it to them.  This is one place that will always leave a stain for me in Edinboro.

Begining of the end

This house is what started, or at least helped in my downfall and lead to it taking 6 years for me to finish college.  I moved in with the wrong person at the wrong time in my life.  I love my friend Seth, don't get me wrong, but we were both on self destructive paths and shouldn't have lived together.  In this house I ended up getting 2 disorderly conducts, 4 counts of furnishing to minors and a corruption of a minor.  The first few parties we threw in this house were the best I've ever seen in Edinboro through the whole time I was at school.  We were going to be legends of campus.  3 kegs and 9 bottles of liquor kicked before one am was one of our parties.  We were going to throw even bigger and badder parties until the cops shut us down the weekend before homecoming and kept a watchful eye on our house.  That is also why the Edinboro cops know me by name now.  This house holds some amazing memories and laughter, but also some tears and downfalls.  You live and you learn.

Temptress

This is a place that needs no introduction.  Living less than a block away from a beer distributor is never a good thing, or it can be one of the greatest things ever.  For my case it was one of the worst.  It seemed that every day I was walking down the street to buy a case of beer instead of going to class, and they never questioned or refused my money.  A lot of my money has gone to this establishment, along with a couple other places around town...

Glutony

Another staple in the Edinboro community that needs no introduction to college students.  Many drunken nights ended here for me, and pretty much the rest of the Edinboro drinking aged people.  I've seen many things at this place.  A kid getting tazed, fights, breasts and a lot of vomit.  It seems that whenever I visit Edinboro for a night of drinking it has become either habitual or tradition to end the night here.  Another place I helped boost profits for.

Indulgence

Out of everywhere in Edinboro, be it classrooms, eateries or people's houses it seems that this place has held the most hours seen by me.  The Edinboro hotel and I have had our ups and downs.  I was either kicked out, or refused to go to this bar it seemed for a long time, but now everytime I'm around I'm in this bar.  I met some of the girls I should have never dated here, and I've also broken some hearts from girls I've met in here.  A lot of memories I've had will stay in here because they are from nights I cannot remember.

Expensive

This is the place that probably has taken most of my money other than the actual university.  With all the fines, court dates, parking tickets, warrants and the ARD program I was on because of all of that I estimate that I've given the Borough of Edinboro over $3,000.  This is another not so pleasant memory that I hold with Edinboro and the university because of my actions I was put on probation through the university as well as actual probation through the city of Erie.

Not my friends

I've said that the Edinboro cops know me by name, and that isn't an exaggeration.  Even though I have had several encounters with the police, I was never in the back of the car in handcuffs.  That is something I am proud of.  I've also never had to be put in the drunk tank over night.  I have been finger printed and photographed though, and also had the secret service question me.  I think for as long as I live I'll never have anything good to say about them.

Sillyness

Even though I never lived in college park I pretty much lived there.  One of my best friends I've made through college lived here with two other roommates and I would end up staying many weekends here.  Many drunken memories were made here, but this is also where I started to pick up my life thanks to Dan.  Dan saw that I had a drinking problem, and through time helped me away from drinking to solve my problems.  It was bitter sweet to say goodbye to McPhearson 5, but it will always hold a room full of laughter.

Past and future

I'll end with this photo because I feel as though it wraps up my thoughts and time here at Edinboro.  In the background is a swamp and mess and doesn't look that great and seems to bring you down, like my first several years at Edinboro.  The main focus is a beautiful yard with a strong tree that has been there for years and seems imoveable, hopefully like the years after my time at Edinboro.  I may curse out the university, the weather, the cops and myself sometimes, but I am who I am because of the years and experiences I've had in Edinboro and I appreciate all that I have and have gone through.  It has given me knowledge and life experiences to go out into the world and succeed.  That is nothing I can ever say thank you enough for.